Sandrich, Mark

Mark Rex Goldstein was born in New York into a Jewish family. He studied at the engineering department of Columbia University . I got into the cinema by accident. When he was visiting friends on the set, he saw that the director of the film could not take the stage, Sandrich offered his help, and everything worked out. He entered the props department, and then became a director, having shot several short comedies in 1927. In 1928, he made his first full-length film, but with the introduction of sound, he returned to the short meter. In 1933, he shot the short film So This Is Harris! , which was awarded the Oscar . Sandrich later returned to feature films, succeeding in the comedy genre and releasing a tape with Bert Wheeler and Woolsey Robert Hips, Hips, Hooray! In 1934, the director first worked with the Fred Astaire - Ginger Rogers star pair on the musical film The Merry Divorced , which was successfully held at the box office.

The following year, he directed The Cylinder , the next musical with Fred Aster and Ginger Rogers. ^[4] He continued to work with the couple in the films “ Following the Fleet ” (1936), “ Let 's Dance?” "(1937) and" Carefree "(1938). In 1940, Sendrich went looking for RKO Pictures at Paramount , where he was offered the opportunity to become not only a director, but a producer. He made several more successful films in this capacity, including two with Jack Benny : “Buck Benny is back in the saddle” and “Love Neighbor” (both 1940), as well as the romantic comedy “The Lark” (1941) with Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland in the lead roles. Although all these films were successful, the most memorable work of Mark Sandrich was the film "Holiday Hotel" (1942). Starring in it were Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby , the music was written by Irving Berlin , and for the first time the song “ White Christmas ” performed by Crosby was performed in the frame. This single is still considered the best-selling single in history. The next film was produced by Sandrich, “Through sorrow, anguish and loss.” He was extremely popular and commercially successful, for the first time a pair of Adrian Booth and George Reeves performed - Sandrich intended to turn them into real stars after the war.

But in 1945, while preparing for the filming of the sequel to the Holiday Hotel, titled Blue Skies, starring Bing Crosby and Irving Berlin as a composer, Mark Sandrich died of a heart attack. At this point, he was the president of the Directors Guild and was one of the most sought after and influential directors in Hollywood, respected by colleagues and the management of the film studio. Sandrich was buried in the Home of Peace cemetery.

• Sister Ruth Garriet Louise is a professional photographer, the first female photographer in Hollywood.
• Sons Mark Sandrich Jr. and Jay Sandrich are directors.